Main Dishes · No. 87
Crispy Chicken Strips with Sweet and Spicy Garlic Sauce
Buttermilk-marinated, double-dredged fried chicken strips tossed in a sweet, spicy garlic butter sauce. From cozykitchenbysom (Somdutta).
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Ingredients
Chicken and wet marinade
- 500 g chicken breast, cut into strips
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 3 tbsp hot sauce
- 1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 1/2 tbsp black pepper powder
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Salt to taste
Dry coating
- 2 cups plain flour
- 1/2 cup cornflour (cornstarch)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 1/2 tbsp black pepper powder
- Salt to taste
- Oil, for deep-frying (amount not given)
Sweet and spicy garlic sauce
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 6 tbsp ketchup
- 3 tbsp hot sauce
- 1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
- 3 tbsp honey
- 1 1/2 tbsp chilli garlic sauce
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp black pepper powder
- Salt to taste
- 3 tbsp cold butter, cubed
For serving
- Cool ranch (amount not given)
Method
- Marinate the chicken with all the wet marinade ingredients for 1 to 2 hours.
- Mix all the dry coating ingredients. Remove the chicken, keeping the marinade. Coat each strip in the flour mixture, dip it back into the marinade, then coat again in flour, pressing firmly for a craggy coating. Rest on a wire rack for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Deep-fry at 170 to 175°C (340 to 350°F) for 5 to 7 minutes, until golden and cooked through. Drain on a wire rack.
- For the sauce, add everything except the butter to a pan and let it bubble for 2 to 3 minutes. Turn off the heat, add the cold butter, and stir until glossy.
- Toss the crispy chicken in the sauce and serve with cool ranch.
Notes
- Servings and total time are not stated. Marinating is 1 to 2 hours. Frying is 5 to 7 minutes per batch.
- Frying oil amount, hot sauce type, chilli garlic sauce brand, and ranch amount are not stated.
- Cornflour is the UK name for cornstarch.
- The caption had the full recipe, so the video was not transcribed. Nothing was inferred.
- Family food check: no shellfish, oyster sauce, shrimp paste, or fish sauce listed. No green bell peppers. No fish. No Worcestershire sauce. Some store-bought chilli garlic sauces can contain fish or shrimp, so check the jar label.
- Original reel: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeJlGoIiitk/